Regina McCoy Pulliam, MPH

Education

August 1998	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Community Health Education
May 1992	University of Maryland at College Park Bachelors of Science in Community Health Education

Experience

August 1998- Present	Lecturer and Undergraduate Field Coordinator Department of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
May 1997- July 1998	Community Health Educator II Today’s Woman Health & Wellness Center
Sep 1996- May 1997	Community Health Educator I Guilford County Department of Public Health
June 1994- Sep 1996	Wellness Coordinator Comprehensive Child Development Center (CCDP), UPLIFT Inc.
April 1993 - May 1994	Health/ Mental Health Specialist Comprehensive Child Development Center (CCDP) Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center
Jan 1990 - April 1993	Psychiatric Intake/Admissions Counselor Psychiatric Institute of Washington D.C.

University Involvement

• Guilford Initiative for Training and Treatment Services (GIFTS), System of Care (SOC) Interdisciplinary Field Placement Committee, 1998- present. The GIFTS SOC Interdisciplinary Committee involves the coordinated placement of undergraduate and graduate students from the following departments: Counseling and Educational Development, Human Development and Family Studies, Psychology, Public Health Education, Recreation, Parks and Tourism, School of Nursing, Social Work, and Specialized Education Services
• Search Committee for Department of Public Health Education; Full and three Associate Professor positions, Fall 2000- Spring 2001
• Conference on African American Culture & Experience (CACE), Planning Committee, 2000
• Cultural Competency Interdisciplinary Workgroup, Co-Founder & Member:, Guilford County Initiative for Training & Treatment Services (GIFTTS), 1998-present
• Undergraduate Program Committee Chair, Department of Public Health Education, 1998-1999
• 1998-1999 School of Health & Human Performance Diversity Committee Member & Diversity Steering Committee Member for the "Institute on Race and Gender", May, 1999

Community Education and Professional Presentations

• Facilitator:"Energizing Your Work with Families", Moses Cone Health Systems/Area Health Education Center, April 2000

• Facilitator:"Celebrating Culture in the Workplace", Alcohol and Drug Services, October 2000

• Facilitator and Field Advisor for "Empowerment Skills for Family Workers" Training sponsored by the NC Family Resource Coalition. Front-line workers complete the 100-hour training, as well as portfolio development and exam to receive the Family Support Credential (FSC) certified by Duke University.

• Facilitator and Field Advisor: Feb-May 2001, Guilford County Public Health Department, NC
• Facilitator: June-August 2000, Family Services of the Piedmont, Greensboro, NC
• Co-presenter: Empowerment Skills for Family Workers", April- June 2000. Surry County Health & Nutrition Center, Dobson, NC
• Field Advisor: Sep-May 2000, Stokes County Smart Start
• Field Advisor: May-Oct 1999 Forsyth County Community Services Division
• Co-presenter: "Creating Cultural Competence in the Classroom", March 30, 2000. CACE 2000: "Undoing Racism in the Classroom and Community" Conference, UNCG

• Presenter: Institute on Race and Gender, May 1999: "Cultural Competency and the Curriculum"

• Conference Co-Leader: "Cultural Competence Roundtable" for GIFTTS University and Community Partners, February, 1999

Professional Organizations

• American Public Health Association (APHA) Member, 1999-present

• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) National Member 1998-present; NC Chapter Member-at-large 1999-present

• Eta Sigma Gamma, Professional Health Education Honorary (1991) Lifetime Member and Faculty Sponsor of Alpha Nu Chapter

Community Involvement

• Project ASSIST Community Advisory Board, 1999-present

• Moses Cone- Wesley Long Community Health Foundation: Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF) Grant Review Committee Member, 1999-present (approve funding for $100,000 a year)

• Family Life Council's Wise Guy's, Advisory Board Member, 1999- present

• North Carolina Family Resource Coalition, Member (1997- present)

• Forsyth County Infant Mortality Reduction Coalition, Member (1997- 1998)

• North Carolina Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition, Guilford County Board Member (1997)

• Guilford County Task Force on Infant Mortality, Member (1995-1997)

• Triad Health Project, Volunteer (1994-present)

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., (1997- present)

Courses Taught

• Personal Health (HEA 201): Study of determinants of healthful and safe living for various all age groups; emphasis on analyses and interpretations of research methods and findings within a social ecological conceptual framework.

• Stress Management (HEA 306): Study of stress and stress related health problems with focus on relevant cognitive information and health education programs designed to improve stress management capabilities of consumers.

• Health Problems of Lower Income Groups (HEA 347): Ramifications of poverty-health complex in United States and social differences in physical and mental illness. Emphasis on identification of specific health problems common among poor and detailed inspection of characteristics of poverty which contribute to these health conditions.

• Health Education Practicum (HEA 427): Observing and assisting health educators plan, implement, and evaluate programs in selected community settings. Continued development of health education competencies.

• Health Education Internship (HEA 428): Experience in using community health education techniques and practices in a community organization. Emphasis is on functioning as a professional health educator under supervision of University and agency personnel.

• Certified North Carolina Family Support Trainer and Field Advisor (1997)
• Certified American Red Cross and American Heart Association CPR Instructor (1995 to 1997)
• Certified Denver II Developmental Screener (1995- 1998)
• EPIC Parent Education Facilitator, Family Life Council (1996 to 1998)

• Proficient in Microsoft Access, Excel, Power Point, Publisher and Word; Wordperfect, Internet, and Webpage Development. Familiar with SPSS and EpiData.